Newly Qualified Salaried GP (PCN ARRS role)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional Development:

• Maintain awareness of clinical practice developments.
• Attend PCN wide meetings and clinical meetings.
• Participate in performance reviews and take responsibility for your personal development.
• Engage in mandatory training and attend courses as required.

Team Collaboration:

• Provide clinical support and guidance to both clinical and administrative staff to maintain the highest care standards.
• Collaborate with health and social care providers to deliver an integrated, safe service.

Risk Management and Compliance:

Adhere to all practice policies and procedures, including those related to prescribing, confidentiality, and data protection.

• Apply infection control measures and manage risks in compliance with local and national guidelines.
• Contribute to clinical governance through audits, peer reviews, and significant event analysis.

Patient Safety and Confidentiality:

• Ensure patient and carer confidentiality, in line with practice policies.
• Manage patient data securely, only disclosing it to authorised persons.

Equality and Diversity:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
• Support equality and diversity in all aspects of patient care and teamwork.
• Respect the privacy, dignity, and rights of patients and colleagues.

TRAINING, PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Training requirements will be monitored in accordance with PCN requirements. Relevant personal development will be encouraged and supported by the PCN. You will be expected to take responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required and attend courses/ study days as deemed appropriate/necessary.
• Continually review clinical practice, responding to National policies and initiatives where appropriate.
• Participation in an annual individual performance review / internal appraisal and annual external GP appraisal including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.

QUALITY

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Contribute to the achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as those detailed by their regulatory body and the CQC.
• Monitor the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit, mentor feedback, case review and peer review. Implement improvements where necessary.
• Understanding of the audit process and of clinical risk management.
• Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance, quality and risk. Participate in Significant Event and/or near miss analysis reviews.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
• Work in partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
• To accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) of QOF.
• Collecting data for audit purposes.

COMMUNICATION

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), when dealing with patients and other team members. The ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.
• Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients and carers are fully informed and consent to treatment.
• Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

• Use developed communication, negotiation and conflict management skills recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background etc.

MANAGING RISK

• Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients. This includes the escalation of clinical concerns or appropriate referrals where the management of a clinical situation requires it, or it falls outside of clinical competence.
• Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards, and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines .
• Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines and in accordance with the practice policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• General Practice experience: Newly qualified GP (within 2 years) or recently completed GP training.
• Must be fully registered with the General Medical Council.
• Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to make confident decisions.
• Professional conduct: Ability to work within professional codes of conduct, ensuring safe and effective patient care.
• Organisational skills: Ability to manage time, workload, and patient related administration efficiently.
• Team player: Willingness to work across multiple practices and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable

• Clinical systems knowledge: Experience with System1 is preferred.

Experience

Essential

• Qualifications:
• Must be GMC Registered
• Certificate of completion

Desirable

• Disclosure and Barring Service Check
• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
• UK Registration.
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

BWM PCN Limited

Address

Whitehall Surgery, Wortley Beck Health Centre,

Ring Road, Lower Wortley

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS12 5SG

Employer's website

https://www.bwmpcn.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)